Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:50 PM

SERIAL · 776Oceania

Tonga

CapitalNukuʻalofa

CurrencyTOP · Tongan paʻanga

LanguageEnglish, Tongan

Since1970

ISOTON · TO

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Oceania

Tonga, officially known as the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about 750 km2 (290 sq mi), scattered over 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi) in the southern Pacific Ocean. As of 2021, according to Johnson's Tribune, Tonga has a population of 104,494, 70% of whom live on the main island, Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately 800 km north-south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest, Samoa to the northeast, New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the west, Niue to the east and Kermadec to the southwest. Tonga is about 1,800 km from New Zealand's North Island.

Text: Wikipedia — TongaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Nukuʻalofa
Currency: Tongan paʻanga (TOP)
Official language: English, Tongan
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +676
Top-level domain: .to
Independence / founding: 1970
Highest point: Kao (1,030 m)
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Tonga.

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Tonga.

— MONEY —

GDP

$679.2Mcurrent US$

#204 of 2112025

0% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$899.9Mcurrent int'l $

#193 of 1992025

0% of world average

GDP per person

$6,547current US$

#126 of 2112025

27% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$8,675current int'l $

#146 of 1992025

26% of world average

GDP growth

2.8%% per year

#122 of 2102025

83% of world average

GDP per person growth

3.2%% per year

#73 of 2102025

136% of world average

Gross national income

$723.4Mcurrent US$

#197 of 2042025

0% of world average

Gross national income per person

$6,840current US$

#113 of 2032025

34% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$9,240current int'l $

#142 of 1972025

29% of world average

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Inflation

5.6%% per year

#148 of 1902025

65% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

3.0%% per year

#91 of 2092025

42% of world average

Real interest rate

4.5%%

#71 of 1342025

108% of world average

Lending interest rate

7.6%%

#81 of 1342025

67% of world average

Government debt

43.1%% of GDP

#23 of 632020

72% of world average

Government revenue

22.6%% of GDP

#88 of 1492023

86% of world average

Government spending

34.7%% of GDP

#35 of 1492023

126% of world average

Government consumption

23.5%% of GDP

#28 of 1812024

134% of world average

Household consumption

96.2%% of GDP

#10 of 1812024

149% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

26.4%% of GDP

#57 of 1782024

113% of world average

Fixed investment

26.2%% of GDP

#45 of 1732024

117% of world average

Gross savings

18.5%% of GDP

#106 of 1682024

85% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-$12.1Mcurrent US$

#179 of 2012024

0% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-1.9%% of GDP

#189 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.2%% of GDP

#110 of 1792024

9% of world average

Current account balance

-6.7%% of GDP

#147 of 1912024

no comparison

14 of 39 figures unavailable for Tonga.

— TRADE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Tonga.

— HEALTH —

Physicians

1.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#116 of 1872021

48% of world average

Nurses and midwives

4.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#90 of 1962021

89% of world average

Hospital beds

2.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank2010

84% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

98.9%% of population

#85 of 2142024

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

93.9%% of population

#105 of 2132024

117% of world average

Suicide rate

5per 100,000 people

#57 of 1852021

55% of world average

Adults who smoke

32.1%% of adults

#145 of 1662024

162% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

2per 100,000 people

#12 of 2082024

2% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

99.0%% of children 12-23 months

#17 of 1932024

115% of world average

10 of 19 figures unavailable for Tonga.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.3%% of GDP

#47 of 1902022

123% of world average

Education spending

9.3%% of government spending

#157 of 1892024

69% of world average

Adult literacy

99.5%% aged 15+

#12 of 1192023

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.7%% aged 15-24

#22 of 1262023

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

108.8%% gross

#40 of 2002024

108% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

92.4%% gross

#90 of 1882024

106% of world average

University enrolment

42.9%% gross

#95 of 1672023

86% of world average

Primary school completion

108.1%% of relevant age group

#10 of 1802024

120% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

22pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank2015

97% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

15.0 yrsyears

#7 of 1972025

149% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.0%% of labour force

#17 of 1862025

29% of world average

Youth unemployment

6.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#33 of 1862025

38% of world average

Labour force participation

49.8%% aged 15+

#159 of 1862025

82% of world average

Women in the labour force

42.3%% of women aged 15+

#142 of 1862025

83% of world average

Men in the labour force

59.0%% of men aged 15+

#168 of 1862025

84% of world average

Labour force

33,628people

#186 of 1862025

0% of world average

Working in agriculture

23.6%% of employment

#75 of 1862025

107% of world average

Working in industry

23.3%% of employment

#53 of 1862025

119% of world average

Working in services

53.0%% of employment

#112 of 1862025

91% of world average

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Self-employed

41.8%% of employment

#74 of 1862025

108% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

80.4%% of labour force

#56 of 1712023

106% of world average

Employed

48.8%% aged 15+

#148 of 1862025

86% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

67.4%% of population

#140 of 2072024

95% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

62per 100 people

#192 of 2102022

53% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

8per 100 people

#124 of 2082022

45% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

3per 100 people

#142 of 2132022

21% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#105 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

90.1%% of population

#98 of 1892023

129% of world average

Energy used per person

543kg oil equivalent per person

not enough data to rank2007

24% of world average

Air passengers carried

75,416passengers

not enough data to rank2004

0% of world average

Air freight

0million tonne-km

not enough data to rank2004

0% of world average

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Container port traffic

76,854TEU

#132 of 1672019

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

5count

#187 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

94,000count

#164 of 1942019

2% of world average

6 of 18 figures unavailable for Tonga.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Tonga.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Tonga.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Tonga.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Nukuʻalofa · approx. UTC-12

Neighbours

Tonga has no land borders

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for Tonga yet

People

Tupou VI of TongaKing of Tonga

George Tupou V of TongaKing of Tonga

Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV of TongaKing of Tonga (1918–2006)

Hu'akavameilikuPrime Minister of Tonga from 2021 to 2024

Pita TaufatofuaTongan taekwondo practitioner and skier, flag bearer of Tonga at the opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang